Raghunandan Swarup Pathak, who lived from November 25, 1924, to November 17, 2007, was an Indian jurist who served as the 18th Chief Justice of India before becoming a judge of the International Court of Justice. He began his judicial career as a judge of the Allahabad High Court in 1962, became Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1972, and joined the Supreme Court of India in 1978. He served as Chief Justice of India from December 21, 1986, to June 18, 1989, authoring 267 judgments during his tenure. Following his retirement from the Supreme Court, he was elected to the International Court of Justice in a special election held after the death of a sitting Indian judge, and served there from 1989 to 1991.
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WikipediaIntroduction, gender
He was the son of Gopal Swarup Pathak, a former Vice President of India.
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Raghunandan Swarup Pathak, who lived from November 25, 1924, to November 17, 2007, was an Indian jurist who served as the 18th Chief Justice of India before becoming a judge of the International Court of Justice.
Introduction, role
Raghunandan Swarup Pathak was an Indian judge, who served as the 18th Chief Justice of India.
Member Of: International Court of Justice, Lead section
He was one of the four judges from India to have been on the International Court of Justice in The Hague (the others being Benegal Narsing Rau who served at the ICJ in 1952 -1953, Nagendra Singh who served as its President from 1985 to 1988 and former Supreme Court justice Dalveer Bhandari, who curr
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was an Indian judge
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Wikidata Q2127244, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1924
Wikidata Q2127244, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1924-11-25
Wikidata Q2127244, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 2007
Wikidata Q2127244, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2007-11-17
Wikidata Q2127244, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Bareilly
Wikidata Q2127244, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Delhi
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